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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.